Job Title: Senior Publicity Manager USA
Location/Type Remote / USA
Level/Salary Range: Dependent on experience – $60k/year
Position Type: Independent contractor (37.5 hours Mon-Fri)
Commencement: ASAP
Vacancy Status: Accepting Applicants

Requirements:  Please do not apply if you do not possess similar PR agency and/or in-house marketing experience within the gaming and esports industry.

About Heaven Media

Heaven Media is a marketing agency which delivers campaigns globally. We operate solely within the Gaming and eSports industry with specialist knowledge and experience within this market. Our core services are events, sponsorships, influencers, social media and content creation, creative services (video production and photography), advertising, computer equipment hire and public relations.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Publicist who will carry out work alongside our wider global PR team. You will be required to use your creative, communicative, and organisational skills for delivering client campaigns and own brand initiatives.

You will be a confident and creative individual with a can-do attitude and excellent organisation skills. Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise are crucial to the role. You will work well autonomously as well as collaboratively with the ability to build strong working relationships at all levels. You will have the willingness to travel when required for the role.

 

Main Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and implementation of PR contracts secured by Heaven Media.
• Assist in offering clear advice to senior stakeholders on issue management and lead, as necessary, on reputational issues.
• Work with clients to plan and develop PR strategies in line with commercial goals to have the maximum impact with relevant media.
• Manage relationship with clients for specific project, setting expectations and understanding their needs.
• Manage PR Campaigns on behalf of the clients, driving forward the implementation of campaigns ensuring that they are kept on track and completed within expected timescales.
• Collaborate with and lead any direct reports within the Heaven Media PR team to deliver a coordinated approach.
• Liaise closely with other team members within Client Services to align business strategy, project management and engage senior management to identify and leverage PR opportunities to support clients and own brand business objectives.
• Mentor and guide junior members of staff, helping them to grow within their roles
• Manage key relationships with media, journalists, clients and industry contacts.
• Manage and attend media interviews and media events and where required, prepare briefing materials for interviewees for key spokespeople.
• Pitch stories and ideas to media outlets on behalf of the client.
• Build and manage day to day relations with media, journalists, clients and the industry contacts.
• Respond quickly to inquiries and manage a schedule of regular communication.
• Organising and managing press days, launches, photoshoots, and briefings.
• Arrange publicity opportunities such as speaking engagements, appearances and interviews.
• Draft talking points for the client and help them prepare for press visits, conferences and interviews.
• Write, edit and distribute emails, press releases, newsletters, brochures and other press material and assets.
• Participate in meetings with clients and other team members.
• To assist on and deliver innovative, creative and proactive publicity across the portfolio, making sure that you generate targeted, effective coverage.
• Monitor coverage for clients and their competitors to drive campaign strategy.
• Monitor the press/public’s opinions on clients and client’s products and formulate client reporting documents.
• Communicate client strategies, feedback and issues to the wider PR team.
• Contribute to and maintain a centralised contacts database.

Essential Skills & Experience Required:

• A minimum of 5+ years’ experience delivering high impact gaming B2B PR & communications.
• You’ll have a proven record of generating press coverage and a good understanding of the media environment as well as the news gathering process.
• Ability to work on multiple client projects simultaneously, whilst maintaining client relations and hitting deadlines.
• You’ll have experience of effective, creative communications with an excellent news sense and the ability to write crisp, clear and lively press releases and copy which stimulates both press and public interest.
• A flexible approach to change working hours and adapt to business needs, attending events onsite including evenings and weekends as required.
• A natural ability to build strong relationships with clients through your positive attitude and enthusiasm for achieving results.
• You will have excellent writing and editing skills. Good communication, negotiation and people skills are also vital.

Desirable Skills & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline including marketing, communications or business or equivalent experience within communications
• Experience in the gaming industry would be highly beneficial.
• Passion for gaming and the industry around it.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to work autonomously, under pressure and meet deadlines
• Proactive and positive attitude
• Ability to multitask and prioritise
• Collaborative

Job Title: Junior Creative Strategist
Location/Type Remote / Europe
Level/Salary Range: (dependent on experience)
Position Type: Full Time (37.5 hours Mon-Fri)
Reports to: Creative Strategist
Commencement: ASAP
Vacancy Status: Accepting Applicants

Requirements:  Please do not apply if you do not possess similar agency and/or in-house marketing experience within the gaming and esports industry.

About Heaven Media

Established in 2006 Heaven Media are the leading marketing agency within the gaming and esports industry. Our team consists of experienced and talented individuals with a passion for gaming and an obsession for customer satisfaction. We take pride in the high-quality services we provide to our clients across our core services which include public relations, influencer marketing, social media, content creation, videography, esports sponsorships, events and advertising.

The Role:

Heaven Media requires an eager and motivated creative thinker, with experience in the gaming and tech industry, to plan and bring to life campaigns for some of the biggest clients in our rapidly growing space. You’re able to think conceptually – working to tight deadlines and tailored budgets, to generate creative campaigns and solutions that elevate our clients and cut through the noise.

In your role you’ll conceptualise highly creative work backed up by clear strategic thinking, working with the Creative Strategist to challenge, question, and respond to briefs – before building a proposal to bring to pitch.

Under the direction of the Creative Strategist, you’ll help to bring together proposals of considerable business value, as well as work closely with cross-agency teams to lead lower budget campaigns which appeal to our clients’ audiences, are engaging, and meet brand guidelines.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop best-in-class ideas for our clients and seamlessly bring them to life by working with the Creative Strategist and internal departments.
• Develop exciting creative campaigns and visualize these through striking, convincing PowerPoint presentations.
• Work with the Creative Strategist to assess, dissect and understand new client briefs and then bring these to life in PowerPoint format
• Generate thorough research and data insights for the ideation process, utilising Heaven Media’s data tools to lead your idea generation process and show how these are tailored to client needs.
• Present key client pitches with the Creative Strategist and Business Development Team.
• Work with the Creative Strategist to deliver creative projects from conception through to completion, to ensure vision and goals are achieved, and lead lower budget projects when required.
• Communicate with internal departments to ensure their work meets the creative objectives of any projects that you lead.
• Complete necessary competitor research to identify key trends and develop creative ideas.
• Prepare campaign summaries which detail successes and learnings which can be built upon for future creative campaigns.

Essential Skills & Experience Required:

• An energetic, creative and dedicated individual, with the passion to learn and evolve knowledge and skillsets.
• Experience working within a fast-paced creative environment.
• Experience in aspects of marketing disciplines including (but not limited to) influencers, social media, content creation, events and advertising.
• Strong Microsoft PowerPoint skillset. You would have demonstrable experience of excellent presentations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the gaming and tech industry, with the ability to share knowledge and spot evolving opportunities in the sector.
• A strategic problem solver who can conjure up exciting ideas on the spot.
• The ability to tailor ideation and work to business goals and profitability under the direction of the Creative Strategist.
• The ability to direct lower budget creative projects, and take ideas all the way through to post-production and launch, with support from the Creative Strategist.
• The ability to articulate creative ideas in a way which inspires and motivates others and gets clients to buy our services.
• High quality standards and customer focus.
• Ability to work autonomously, under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional English, both written & verbal.

Desirable Skills & Experience Required:

• A bachelor’s degree, or similar professional qualification
• Agency and/or in-house marketing experience. You should be able to demonstrate that you’ve performed in similar positions in the past.
• The ability to ideate around new and innovative ways of engaging with consumers within the gaming and esports industry.
• Experience of PC hardware, manufacturers and esports teams/communities.
• Fluency in an additional language is a massive plus.

Other Requirements:

• Adventurous and pioneering.
• Challenge the norm and seek the bigger picture.
• Ability to inspire and motivate others to deliver.
• Confident, great communicator and collaborative.
• Attention to detail.

Why Heaven Media – benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Birthday day off
• Social events
• Performance recognition and rewards
• Long service award
• Buy additional annual leave
• Employee referral bonus programme
• Sick pay

   To Apply:

Send CV and covering letter to careers@heavenmedia.com